HI.VI.A.K2
KnowledgeAirport movement area.
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- Pilot/Controller Glossary › L
LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE.) (See ICAO Term LANDING DISTANCE AVAILABLE.) LF- (See LOW FREQUENCY.) LIGHTED AIRPORT- An airport where runway and obstruction lighting is available. (See AIRPORT LIGHTING.) (Refer to AIM.) LIGHT GUN- A handheld directional light signaling device which emits ... light gun is used for controlling traffic operating in the vicinity of the airport and on the airport movement area. (Refer…
- Pilot/Controller Glossary › B
signal. (See ICAO term BLIND VELOCITY.) BLIND SPOT- An area from which radio transmissions and/or radar echoes cannot be received. The term is also used to describe portions of the airport not visible from the control tower. BLIND TRANSMISSION ... ACTION (GOOD, GOOD TO MEDIUM, MEDIUM, MEDIUM TO POOR, POOR, OR NIL)- A report of conditions on the airport movement area providing a pilot with a degree/quality of braking to expect. Braking action is reported in terms of good, good…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-20. Transponder and ADS-B Out Operation
transmissions enabled at all airports, any time the aircraft is positioned on any portion of the airport movement area. This includes all defined taxiways and runways. Pilots must pay particular attention to ATIS and airport diagram notations, General Notes (included…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 1. Services Available to Pilots › 4-1-9. Traffic Advisory Practices at Airports Without Operating Control Towers
Ground Vehicle Operation. Airport ground vehicles equipped with radios should monitor the CTAF frequency when operating on the airport movement area and remain clear of runways/taxiways being used by aircraft. Radio transmissions from ground vehicles should be confined to safety…
- Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions
System Improvement Plan ALSTG—altimeter setting ALT—altitude ALTM—altimeter ALTN—alternate ALTNLY—alternately ALTRV—altitude reservation AMASS—airport movement area safety system AMCC—ADF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center AMDT—amendment AMGR—Airport Manager AMOS—Automatic meteorological observing system AMP—ARINC…
- Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 3. Airport Operations › 4-3-18. Taxiing
vehicle onto the movement area during the hours an Airport Traffic Control Tower is in operation. 1. Always state your position on the airport when calling the tower for taxi instructions. 2. The movement area is normally described in local…